gambroon
/ɡamˈbruːn/Now chiefly historical
noun
A cotton and worsted fabric used typically for men's jackets and trousers; (usually in plural) a piece of cloth, or garment, made from this fabric.
adjective
Made or consisting of gambroon.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Courier. From Gambroon (also Gombroon; compare Portuguese Comorão, Dutch Gamron), a former European name for a town on the Straits of Hormuz (now Bandar Abbas, Iran).
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